Now it looks like he might find his way onto the field with his leg rather than his arm.
According to the LA Times, Mustain piqued Coach Pete Carroll's interest when he bombed some punts during a Friday walkthrough at Ohio State last week. So Mustain worked at quarterback and punter during Wednesday's practice. It would be nice to see Mustain lined up in the ultimate shotgun formation on fourth down.
The question is "How do you like being a punter at Southern Cal, Mitch?" Mitch Mustain went 8-0 as a freshman starter last season for Arkansas in 2006 as a true freshman.The 6-foot-3, 205-pound Mustain was a prized recruit after completing over 70 percent of his passes in 2005 for the undefeated state championship team at Springdale, Ark. He enrolled at Arkansas along with three of his high school teammates.
Mustain enrolled at Arkansas in large part because coach Houston Nutt hired Mustain's high school coach, Gus Malzahn, as offensive coordinator. But Arkansas didn't utilize Malzahn's no-huddle, spread offense and he left for Tulsa.
Mustain became eligible to play for the 2008 season, with three years of eligibility remaining. Mustain was expected to compete well for the starting quarterback position in 2008 with Mark Sanchez but Mustain was placed third in the quarter back order behind Sanchez and Aaron Corp.
At the end of the 2008 season, Sanchez opted to forgo his final season and enter the NFL Draft, leaving the competition for the starting position in the 2009 season open between Mustain, Corp, and in-coming true freshman Matt Barkley. By the end of spring practices, Mustain was placed third in the order again behind Corp and Barkley.
A 8-0 SEC quarterback becomes a Pac 10 punter?
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